Reporters get paid different amounts of money, usually depending upon their work and experience. A graduate journalist fresh out of college and working for a daily newspaper would earn an annual salary of approximately 26,000 pounds. Experienced journalists are said to earn up to 60,000 pounds a year.

The amount that a reporter makes depends on what type of reporter you want to be. A print reporter makes around $15,000 to where an investigative reporter makes around $100,000.